Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3880

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Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3880

Published: June 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91421
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3880
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in net/ipv4/inet_diag.c. A local user can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2010-3880

Install updates from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 2.6.37 rc2
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-55.93
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-29.58, 2.6.35-27.48
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1

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